Advertising device



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Patented Aug. 30, 1927.

UNITED STATES HARRY MAX SGHUTZ, or PARIS, FRANCE. I

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Application filed September 24, 1925, Serial No. 58,408, and in FranceOctober 2, 1924.

My invention relates to a luminous or other device which is adapted foradvertising purposes either by day or night.

The visible pattern or design of the sa1d apparatus comprises aplurality of juxtaposed elements which are given an individualoscillating motion; such movements vary from one element to another,thereby attracting the attention of the public.

The elements forming the said pattern preferably consist of plates ordisks having a suitable appearance, which are enabled to pivot about afixed point under the combined action of an antagonistic spring and acable which is periodically drawn forward by suitable mechanical means.

A constructional form of my said device is shown by way of example inthe appended drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one of the constitutive elements of theapparatus.

Fig. 2 the corresponding front view.

Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively a side and a front view of an apparatuscomprising five juxtaposed elements.

As shown in Figs. land 2, eachelement consists of a plate 5 whichcarries at 6 a portion of the pattern or design to be exhibited, thispart being optionally illuminated by electric lamps 7. The plate ispivotally mounted on an axis 8, and comprises at the upper part a ring 9to which is attached the reaction spring 10 .whose outer end is securedat 11 to the main frame of the apparatus. The said plate is furtherprovided with an arm 12 to which is attached a flexible connectingelement such as a cord 13 which passes over the guiding pulleys 14; and15, suitably mounted on the main frame.

The said cord is attached to the frame by means of the eye-bolt 18, andhence it is constantly stretched by the spring 10. An

eccentric disk 16, secured to the shaft 17, is

46 so disposed that the said cord will bear upon the inner periphery ofthe groove formed in the said disk.

Figs. 3 and 4 show the manner in which a certain number of elements asabove de- 50 scribed may be placed together and actuated so as to forman advertising device.

The cord pertaining to each elementis disposed in thegroove of arespective eccentric disk such as 16, and each disk is mounted on thecommon shaft 17' which is driven by means of the worm wheel .19 and theworm 20 by a suitable motor 21.

The operation is as follows:

The said motor is set in operation, and the shaft 17 will thus rotate,together with the eccentrics 16. Each cord 13 which is brought intocontact with the inner periphery of the groove of the eccentric by therespective spring 10 will move periodically towards or from the shaft17. Its movements which are suitably limited by the pulleys 14 and 15will impart a pivoting motion to the plates 5 to which the said cord isattached.

In the example shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the eccentric disks 16 are set atdifferent angles upon the shaft 17, so that the movements imparted tothe several elements composing the pattern will'show differences ofphase such as will attract the attention of the public. I may regulatethese phase differences at. will b a suitable setting of the eccentricsrelatively to one another. If for instance all the eccentrics are set atthe same angle, it is evident that the elements composing theadvertising device will'have a parallel motion.

Obviously, my said device as hereinbefore set forth may comprise anysuitable number of elements which are disposed in the proper manner;said elements may be optionally illuminated and may represent anydesired letters or characters.

It is further obvious that without departing from the principle of theinvention, I

may control the motion of the said elements by other mechanical meansthan those above mentioned by way of example, and for instance I mayutilize rod and link gear, chain or gear drive, or movable cams or rampsof various shapes.

Claims:

1. An advertising sign comprising a support, a plurality of shaftsmounted thereupon, a plate rotatably supported upon each shaft, aplurality of cables, one end of each beingconnected to a plate, theopposite ends of said cables being fixedly received and means engagingsaid cables for transmitting oscillatory movement to said plates.

2. An advertising sign comprising a seriesof juxtaposed elements, eachelement consisting of a plate having a letter or symbol upon one facethereof, means for rotatably 5 supporting; each whereby it may oscillatein a vertical plane, a spring connected to each 7 plate for causing thelatter to move in one HARRY M. sCr-rorzg

